Xavier

Xavier

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: French

Meaning

The given name Xavier is a masculine name derived from the 16th-century Navarrese Roman Catholic Saint Francis Xavier.

From Wikipedia

Xavier first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 360 babies (rank #164 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Xavier

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Xavier yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

7Destiny numberThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,812

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

360

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	58	#378
1997	62	#374
1998	58	#389
1999	59	#386
2000	73	#345
2001	75	#340
2002	112	#257
2003	112	#273
2004	127	#260
2005	136	#252
2006	137	#271
2007	169	#248
2008	191	#234
2009	240	#203
2010	354	#158
2011	347	#166
2012	360	#164
2013	328	#172
2014	254	#224
2015	274	#210
2016	283	#200

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#378

1997

#374

1998

#389

1999

#386

2000

#345

2001

#340

2002

112

#257

2003

112

#273

2004

127

#260

2005

136

#252

2006

137

#271

2007

169

#248

2008

191

#234

2009

240

#203

2010

354

#158

2011

347

#166

2012

360

#164

2013

328

#172

2014

254

#224

2015

274

#210

2016

283

#200